,,ib  ,union ,calendar ,no4 #gej  #aaeth
 ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4 ,r4     
#fgdj  ,report ,no4 #aae-ifb  ,,in ,,the
 ,,house ,,of ,,representatives         
,september #g1 #bjah ,mr4 ,sessions 7for
 himself and ,mr4 ,mc,caul7 introduced  
the following bill2 which was referred  
to the ,committee on ,homeland ,security
  ,september #be1 #bjah ,reported with  
an amendment1 committed to the          
,committee of the ,whole ,house on the  
,state of the ,union1 and ordered to be 
printed ,strike out all after the       
enacting clause and insert the part     
printed in italic ,for text of          
introduced bill1 see copy of bill as    
introduced on ,september #g1 #bjah  ,a  
,,bill  ,to amend the ,homeland         
,security ,act of #bjjb to establish    
,border ,tunnel ,task ,forces1 and for  
other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the ,border ,tunnel
 ,task ,force ,act4  #b4 ,border tunnel 
detection  7a7 ,in general ,subtitle ,b 
of title ,,iv of the ,homeland ,security

 ,act of #bjjb 7#f ,u4,s4,c4 #baa et    
seq47 is amended by adding at the end   
the following new section3  #dbj4       
,border ,tunnel ,task ,forces  7a7      
,establishment ,the ,secretary shall    
establish ,border ,tunnel ,task ,forces 
in jurisdictions in which such ,border  
,tunnel ,task ,forces can contribute to 
border security missions after          
evaluating--  7#a7 whether the areas in 
which such ,border ,tunnel ,task ,forces
 would be established are significantly 
impacted by cross-border threats2 and   
7#b7 the availability of ,federal1      
,state1 local1 and ,tribal law          
enforcement resources to participate in 
such ,border ,tunnel ,task ,forces4  7b7
 ,purpose ,the purpose of the ,border   
,tunnel ,task ,forces under subsection  
7a7 is to enhance and integrate border  
security efforts by addressing and      
reducing cross-border tunnel related    
threats and violence by--  7#a7         
facilitating collaboration among        
,federal1 ,state1 local1 and ,tribal law

 enforcement agencies to execute        
coordinated activities in furtherance of
 border security and homeland security2 
and  7#b7 enhancing information-sharing1
 including the dissemination of homeland
 security information1 among such       
agencies4  7c7 ,composition and         
establishment of ,border ,tunnel ,task  
,forces ,border ,tunnel ,task ,forces   
may be comprised of the following3 7#a7 
,personnel from ,u4,s4 ,customs and     
,border ,protection1 including the      
,u4,s4 ,border ,patrol4  7#b7 ,personnel
 from ,u4,s4 ,immigration and ,customs  
,enforcement1 including ,homeland       
,security ,investigations4  7#c7        
,personnel from other ,department       
components and offices1 as appropriate4 
7#d7 ,personnel from other ,federal1    
,state1 local1 and ,tribal law          
enforcement agencies1 as appropriate4   
7#e7 ,other appropriate personnel at the
 discretion of the ,secretary4  7d7     
,duplication of efforts ,in determining 
whether to establish a new ,border      

,tunnel ,task ,force or to expand an    
existing ,border ,tunnel ,task ,force in
 a given jurisdiction1 the ,secretary   
shall ensure that the ,border ,tunnel   
,task ,force under consideration does   
not unnecessarily duplicate the efforts 
of other existing interagency task      
forces or centers within such           
jurisdiction4  7e7 ,coordination among  
components ,the ,secretary shall-- 7#a7 
establish targets and performance       
measures for the ,border ,tunnel ,task  
,forces that include consideration of   
whether border barriers impact          
cross-border tunnel threats2  7#b7      
direct leadership of each ,border       
,tunnel ,task ,force to monitor progress
 on such targets and performance        
measures for each such task force2 and  
7#c7 periodically report to the         
,committee on ,homeland ,security of the
 ,house of ,representatives and the     
,committee on ,homeland ,security and   
,governmental ,affairs of the ,senate   
regarding progress on such targets and  

performance measures4  4  7b7 ,clerical 
amendment ,the table of contents in     
section #a7;b7 of the ,homeland         
,security ,act of #bjjb is amended by   
inserting after the item relating to    
section #dai the following new item3    
,sec4 #dbj4 ,border ,tunnel ,task       
,forces4  4  ,september #be1 #bjah      
,reported with an amendment1 committed  
to the ,committee of the ,whole ,house  
on the ,state of the ,union1 and ordered
 to be printed